- High-powered 20x wide-angle optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer
- Capture 720p HD movies with stereo sound; HDMI output connector for easy playback on your HDTV
- 2.5-inch Vari-Angle System LCD; improved Smart AUTO intelligently selects from 22 predefined shooting situations
- DIGIC 4 Image Processor; 12.1-megapixel resolution for poster-size, photo-quality prints
- Powered by AA batteries (included); capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
Product Description
Canon PowerShot SX20 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera is an automatic point-&-shoot for those aiming for the best shots possible. With the classically stylish Canon PowerShot SX20 IS, you can produce magnificent HD movies and dazzling photos. Loaded with features, it's got a high-powered 20x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer, 12.1 Megapixels, a big 2.5-inch Vari-Angle LCD, Blink Detection and more. With a (35mm equivalent) focal length the 20x zoom ... More >>
Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch Articulating LCD
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I received this three days ago and have used it ever since! I LOVE IT!!! It is by far excellent quality HD still pictures. It is simple to use and provides professional quality pictures. I am still trying to figure out the video and other features of he camera; but it’s fairly straight forward to use just out of the box! BUY THIS CAMERA, YOU WILL BE PLEASED AT THE RESULTS!!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
Highlight areas all over exposed. Sub par color saturation/balance and contrast lead to flat looking images in what should be great lighting situations. Disappointed -bought and returned.
Rating: 2 / 5
I purchased the SX20 last week and was shocked to find out it had no paper advanced instruction manual – just a CDrom. I love my instruction books and usually carry these with me always with my camera. I have had a few Canon and have always been happy with their products. I am not much of a computer person – just transfer my pictures to my I-Photo on my Mack for printing. I may return this product only because of the lack of a manual.
Rating: 4 / 5
I just traded in my Kodak V550 to get serious about learning how to take great photos, and I am so glad I did. I did a lot of research to try and find a camera that I could learn from and still took great photos, and the SX20 IS was the winner, even though I really wanted a DSLR. I made a great choice! I’m still getting the hang of the camera, but have turned out so many great photos that I could NEVER get with my Kodak. The HD video is a great feature to have with my growing toddler and my desire to capture her precious moments. The weight is fine for me and doesn’t affect my rating for it’s portability. I’ll be travelling soon, and I am so glad that I chose this over the DSLR because of well portability! Can’t wait to learn how to use this camera at its FULL potential!
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this camera in part because of my experience with Canon, and based on reviews. It is a handsome camera, but a bit too big to tuck away, but I knew this before purchase. Handles well, swiveling back panel is very handy, and another reason I went with it.
Movies are sharp(if you are steady), and easy to take. Special movie button gives great access to use.
Operation is familiar to Canon users, not much change there, or in menus.
Back ring lets you spin to another selection, okay but not a big deal.
Now to the important part for me. Even with the stabilization in effect, there is blur in most of my super tele pics. I had expected some at the extreme. I think a tripod is a must for these. Wide angle to mid zoom are not so bad. You can’t really use ASA settings much to help as past 200 detail gets eroded to a degree, past 400 very noticable. Much of this is expected in long zoom shots, but Canon’s promise is the “IS” will help capture these shots. (some fact, mostly hype)
I am still not sorry for my purchase, and expected I would have to hold steady for zooms, but I had hoped for better than this.
Many reviews praise the features which are plentiful, but I would sacrifice a few doodads for better shots. I kind of think pictures are the bottom line maybe it’s just me. Several write ups seem to prefer features to results, why ?? I do not know.
Keep the camera steady, and you will be rewarded, but keep it very steady. Increasing the MPs on this from the SX10 is just a ploy to sell, it really doesn’t help out, in fact it may be a factor in the degradation of resolution on the pictures. Pumping it up a bit more than design would allow.
Anyway, I am somewhat disappointed, but I still like the camera, I just make sure I am a statue, if you shoot with one of those car window clamps, shut the car off, or all is lost.
Pros: Design-features-swiveling back panel-hot shoe-wide angle @28mm, and a twenty times zoom. Very good video-ease of use once oriented.
Cons: Must be absolutely stabile or long zooms will blur (expected, I know, but “IS” is supposed to help here, and doesn’t much)
Rating: 4 / 5